Alabama · Private foundation
Jado Fund
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $254k
- Granted FY2019
- 26
- Grants FY2019
- 24
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 21%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $90,081
- Organizations funded a year
- 21 to 24
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 21% of the organizations Jado Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 24 | $241k | 21% |
| FY2018 | 21 | $235k | 14% |
| FY2017 | 23 | $302k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refugees International Inc | $199,198 | 3 | 3% |
| The Montgomery Academy | $111,246 | 3 | 0% |
| Alabama Shakespeare Festival | $77,623 | 3 | 0% |
| River Region United Way | $64,727 | 3 | 1% |
| Capri Community Film Society Inc | $38,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association | $35,704 | 3 | 2% |
| Huntingdon College | $22,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Montgomery Humane Society | $15,200 | 3 | 0% |
| Alabama Dance Theatre | $10,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Alabama Wildlife Federation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refugees International Inc | $199,198 | 3 | 3% |
| The Montgomery Academy | $111,246 | 3 | 0% |
| Alabama Shakespeare Festival | $77,623 | 3 | 0% |
| River Region United Way | $64,727 | 3 | 1% |
| Capri Community Film Society Inc | $38,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association | $35,704 | 3 | 2% |
| Huntingdon College | $22,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Montgomery Humane Society | $15,200 | 3 | 0% |
| Alabama Dance Theatre | $10,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Alabama Wildlife Federation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tuskegee University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The a Education Partnership | $4,214 | 2 | 0% |
| College of Charleston Foundation | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Alabama Humanities Alliance | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alabama Writers Forum Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Service Dogs Alabama Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($184k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Jado Fund supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Landa Fund · We3 Fund · John and Joyce Caddell Foundation · The S Adam Schloss Foundation Inc · The J K Lowder Family Foundation · Arthur M Britton Foundation Inc · The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · Gordy-Mead-Britton Foundation · Samuel L Schloss Family Foundation Tr Schlossburke K Trustee · Crum Family Charitable Foundation · The Wool Family Foundation · Loeb Family Foundation Inc
How this is measured
About Jado Fund
- How much does Jado Fund give?
- Jado Fund reported 26 grants totaling $253,754 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 24 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Jado Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are International (37%), Arts & Culture (21%), Education (20%).
- Who are Jado Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Refugees International Inc ($199k), The Montgomery Academy ($111k), Alabama Shakespeare Festival ($78k).
- Does Jado Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Jado Fund accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Jado Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Landa Fund, We3 Fund, John and Joyce Caddell Foundation.
- Where is Jado Fund based?
- Jado Fund is based in AL.
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